Plate Number 604. "Elberon" trotting, saddled

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a series of sequential frames showing a horse walking in a controlled environment. The frames capture the horse from the front and rear as it moves across a stable or enclosed area. Each frame depicts slight variations in the horse's steps, illustrating its movement mechanics. Vertical lines in the background suggest walls or barriers. The arrangement and sequence resemble a study in motion, similar to scientific or early photographic experiments on locomotion. The image is in monochrome, giving it a classic and archival look.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eadweard Muybridge, Philadelphia, PA; purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1887; acquired by NGA, 2014.

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Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 604 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.550


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